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• April 24, 2026

  Justices To Focus On Alien Tort Statute In Cisco Spying Case

  The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case on Tuesday with implications for U.S. companies doing business with foreign governments, and decide whether the Ninth Circuit was right to reinstate an Alien Tort Statute suit alleging that Cisco Systems Inc. helped the Chinese government's allegedly unlawful crackdown on the Falun Gong religious movement.

• April 24, 2026

  Hikvision Lacks Standing In FCC Fight, DC Circ. Told

  Hikvision doesn't have the standing to take the Federal Communications Commission to court over its decision to place modular transmitters on the so-called covered list, a list of equipment deemed to pose a national security risk, the agency told the D.C. Circuit.

• April 24, 2026

  Up Last At High Court: TPS, Geofence, Skinny Labels

  The U.S. Supreme Court will close out its oral argument portion of the 2025 October term by hearing a panoply of disputes over the constitutionality of geofence warrants, the existence of aiding and abetting torture claims, and the rescission of temporary protected status for hundreds of thousands of immigrants.

• April 24, 2026

  Bankers Endorse FCC Fines For 'Know Your Customer' Regs

  Bankers are pleased that the Federal Communications Commission is floating the idea of imposing "know your customer" rules on originating telecom providers and finding those that don't comply, since bank numbers are often among those most "spoofed" by bad actors.

• April 24, 2026

  Scores Of Orgs. Oppose FCC's Effort To Redo E-Rate Program

  The Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition already raised the alarm earlier this month about the FCC's plan to consolidate E-rate program bids into a single portal, but now it's back with dozens of education and library organizations that also think the portal is a bad idea.

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